Tatting-shuttle.



H. A. ROEIVIISCH.

TATTING SHUTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY a. fsw.

Patented May 8,1917..

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HENRY A. aonivrrscn, or BLAoKFoor, Infine.

TATTINGfsHUT'rLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

rammed May e, mit'.

Application led May 8,' 1916. Serial No. 96,208.l

To aZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY A. ROEMISGH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Blackfoot, in the county of Bingham, State of Idaho, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tatting-Shuttles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to' which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in tatting shuttles and has special reference to an improved form of such shuttle which. may be wound full of the material used on the ordinary type of sewing machines.

The principal object of the invention i@is to provide a simple structure cf this character which is so arranged that a removable bobbin may be utilized, the bobbin and shuttle parts being designed to be readily assembled and disassembled.

With the above and other objects in view, as will be hereinafter apparent theinvention consists in general of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and specically claimed. t

In the accompanying drawing, like characters of reference indicate like parts in the several views, and z- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the shuttle with the parts assembled; t

Fig. 2 is an inside view of one of the side members of the shuttle;

Fig. 3 is a central transverse section taken through the shuttle with the parts assembled;

Fig. 4L is a detail perspective View of the bobbin.

In carrying out the objects of this invention, there is provided a pair of side members 10 each vof which is in the shape of a double segment and is curved Vfrom end to end. These side members are preferably made of some sheet material, such as sheet metal, Celluloid, thin wood or the like. From one of the side members projects centrally from the inner side thereof a tube 11 while from the other side member there projects centrally from its inner side a member 12 which is preferably tubular and fits tightly but removably within the tube 11, the engagement being preferably frictional. On the inner side of each side member and located at the opposite ends of the transverse axis thereof is a pair of lugs 13 for purposes hereinafter to be explained.

In connection with these two side mem bers there is provided a bobbin having a hub 14 fitting closely on the tube 11 and this bobbin is also provided with end flanges 15 each having a pair of diametrically disposed peripheral notches 16. The sizes of the tube 11 and the opening 17 through the hub of the bobbin are such that the bobbin may be readily positioned in frictional engagement on the spindle of the bobbin wind,- ing mechanism of a sewing machine and may thus be filled with the thread used in the tatting operation.

In assembling the device, the bobbin having been filled, is placed on the tube 11 and rotated until the lugs 13 engage, in the notches 16 of one of the flanges 15. The member 12 is then inserted in the tube 11 and the side member 10 carrying the member 12 is positioned so that its points coincide with the points of the remaining side member. This will cause the lugs 13 on the second side member'to engage the notches 16 in the remaining flange of the bobbin. It is to be observed that this operation-is performed without itbeing necessary to rotate the bobbin during the assembling of the second side but the parts can assembled by eye. i

There has thus been `provided a simple and efficient device of the kind described and for the purpose specified.

It is. obvious that many minor changes may be made in the form and construction of the invention without departing from the material principles thereof. It is not therefore desired toconfine the `invention to the exact form herein shown and described but it is wished to include allsuch as properly come within the scope claimed.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

A shuttle comprising a pair of side members, one having a tube projecting centrally from the inner side thereof and the other readily be look the side members and bobbin against rotation relative to each other.

In testimony whereof, I aiiix my signature, in the presence of two Witnesses.

HENRY A. ROEMISCH.

having a member projecting centrally from its inner side and engaging 1n the tube, lugs ixedly positioned on the inner side of each of said side members and a bobbin having e hub engaging on the tube, said bobbin further having fienges at the ends of the Witnesses: hub, each of seid flanges being provided ARGHIE WEEKS, with means to engage the lugs and thereby C. C. HARRIS.

Copies of this patent may 'be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

